hey everyone. I did an interview for a winter co-op position two weeks ago. I was wondering if anyone has heard back from them.

hey everyone. I did an interview for a winter co-op position two weeks ago. I was wondering if anyone has heard back from them.

I'm currently writing a paper on the way media framed nuclear energy in a negative light following the Fukushima meltdown. I'm trying to find headlines or language used by the media, but I can't find any good examples. If anyone has specific examples, and can provide links to the articles, I would greatly appreciate it fi you could send them my way.

I recently received a job offer for an engineering position that I'm really excited about, but I'm worried about the background check.

Here's my situation:

I worked for Company A from April 2025 to January 2026. I started working for Company B in February 2026 and am still employed there.

However, when applying for the new position, I listed Company A as my current employer and left Company B off my resume and application.

I did this because I was worried that changing jobs multiple times in a short period would make me look unreliable. I know this was a bad decision, and I regret it.

During the interviews, I discussed my actual experience and projects from Company A, so I didn't fabricate any work experience or qualifications.

I've now received a written offer for an engineering position at a company that works in a highly regulated industry. I haven't accepted the offer yet, and the background check hasn't started.

I'm worried that the employment verification will reveal that I left Company A months ago and that my offer will be rescinded.

My questions are:

1. How serious is this discrepancy from an HR or background-check perspective?
2. Should I proactively contact the recruiter to correct my employment history before accepting the offer?
3. Has anyone experienced something similar and still kept their offer?
4. Would voluntarily correcting the information make a difference, or is the damage already done?

I understand that I made a mistake. I'm not looking for ways to deceive the background check. I'm trying to figure out the best way to handle this situation before making it worse.

Any advice from recruiters, HR professionals, or people with similar experiences would be appreciated.

I've been going through the process to become an NLO, I believe the role title is Nuclear Equipment Operator, but its one of those non-licensed operator roles. Classes for it are stated to start this coming March, and I've got an interview in a few weeks after passing the BSMT and POSS-C (Yay!). Has anyone interviewed for a similar role? Have any advice or what to expect? When do you think I would hear back after the interview for a role that starts in March? Would love to hear it. Another question I have is how favorably does a candidate with a mechanical engineering degree look? I sadly didnt get internship experience, but do have some manufacturing experience before college. Honestly just super excited about the role and would love to know what to expect for the interview, would love to have this job. Thanks

Hey all, looking for some career advice. I did 6 years as a Navy nuke and was qualified RO. I’ve spent about a year now as a civilian, in a non-nuclear electronics maintenance tech role. It’s pretty laid back and the pay is decent, but I find myself missing nuclear power and being a reactor operator. I know it’s common for plants to hire ex-navy nukes. But how many years of being out of nuclear power would make a hiring manager pass someone over? Would having an engineering degree make up for this? For context, I was considering applying for NLO and RO type roles or finishing my degree first and trying direct SRO. I’d appreciate any insight.

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Hi all, currently working in nuclear - I dread my desk job, not the work but the physically sitting for so long staring at screens. I previously worked a swing shift as security. I miss it. The more I’ve talked to people, the more intrigued I am by EO. I’m a mom of three, single, closer to late 30’s. Have any other primary parents worked as an EO? What are the schedules typically like? How difficult was it? How many went on to RO/SRO? Also looking for average pay - at a Constellation plant. Thank you in advance!

I am looking to get into nuclear power, specifically with Bruce power but open to options in Ontario. I have a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and a masters degree in civil and environmental engineering. I have been mostly focused on water engineering but I enjoy process engineering and thermodynamics, I love learning and would be happy in a role where I can apply technical skills. What would be a good path for me to pursue a career in this field and how should I get started, what entry level jobs would be a good fit for me and what is the process and timeline like?

A nuclear fuel assembly that had tipped over was successfully retrieved from the soon-to-be-restarted Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan but controversy over the restart has been escalated to Congress.

On Wednesday, owners of the Holtec International reactor said “technical ingenuity” would allow efforts to resume operations at the plant to continue.

"When we encounter a challenge, what matters is how we respond," said Fadi Diya, Holtec's chief nuclear officer. "Our team approached this recovery with the same commitment to safety, technical rigour, and teamwork that has guided our work throughout the restart."

Just yesterday I got denied on a background check for unescorted access. I haven’t received anything yet on why it got denied but I think I figured out what it was reading through the emails they sent for the PHQ. When I applied I put on my resume that I worked for a company from March 2017 to present. I actually started working for the company in November 2018. The company I started at in 2017 was a contractor for the company I work for now and got bought out by them. The company that bought them out also owed the facility that I work at. It’s the same job title, address, employees and boss I had with the previous company. Because Ive worked here for so long I wasn’t thinking and mistakenly just added them as one job on the resume. When I filled out the PHQ I put the exact date of when the company took over in 2018 since it stressed it be exact completely forgetting the date I put on my resume as it’s been about a month or so since I made it. I imagine to them it looks like I lied about being employed for about a year and half between the job I had before this one. Have I completely screwed myself on this or would I be able to appeal this providing documentations of my employment and an explanation of the mistake?
Thanks for any response or advice.

This one might be fairly easy to most of you but where was the first commercial nuclear power plant?

Bonus question: Where was the first privately funded commercial nuclear power plant?

Anybody have any other fun facts to share about either of them?

Hey everyone, I’m graduating this year and looking at systems engineering type jobs. I interned at a PWR site and liked being able to get out in the plant and see the equipment I was working with on a daily basis. Would this be more of a challenge working at a BWR site, or is the day to day pretty similar for systems engineers at both types of plants? I would like to avoid sitting at my desk all day as much as possible, and I want to gain familiarity with plant systems/components early in my career. Any insight would be appreciated! Thanks!

Hi everyone. I am a somewhat new RO in my late 20s and I keep wondering if I’ve made a mistake in my career.

I’m worried. Vogtle 3/4 aside, even the youngest plants (USA) have licenses expiring in the 2050s. I’m not really ‘using’ my engineering degree I worked so hard to obtain. I like my job but I wonder what being a real engineer would’ve been like, plus I don’t know what marketable skills I’ll have if my plant decommissions early for some reason. Shift work is becoming a bit demoralizing.

The money is good. Almost definitely more than my peers at this age. But how can I confidently say to someone fresh out of college that this would be a good career? I’m not trying to be a doomer and I love nuclear power. But I really need opinions on this. Good or bad.